Section 5 - Bionis' Leg

BIONIS' LEG

The Landmark Ragrinar Canyon Path marks the party's first steps on to the Bionis' Leg. Follow the path to find a group of three Homs. One is a merchant, and another has four quests to give away:

Monster Quest 1 - Part 1

Monster Quest 1 - Part 2

Monster Quest 1 - Part 3

Monster Quest 1 - Part 4

Keep moving forward to activate a cutscene, then head over to the smoke that Reyn pointed out. There will be another cutscene, and Shulk will have a vision. Everywhere there's water... luckily there's an arrow pointing in the right direction! Follow it to the Rho Oasis, where a fight will start after another cutscene.

BATTLE: BERSERK ARDUN

Two level 14 Beserk Ardun. There's no real strategy here, apart from to keep attacking them until they go down. Try to inflict Break and Topple where possible.

After the cutscene following the battle, head to the camp like Juju suggested. Follow the arrow north-east to go around the rock wall, as there's no way through it. When the number beneath the arrow reads around 215, look around for a refugee standing next to a tree. She has two quests:

Challenge 1 - Part 1

Challenge 1 - Part 2

Follow the arrow to hit upon the Refugee Camp and meet Sharla!

Interesting cutscene. The arrow leads to Sharla. Talk to her to be briefed on what's been happening in Colony 6.

Stupid kid. Anyway, Sharla has now joined the party. There's a tutorial on buffs and debuffs, and quite a few quests have now become available.

Emergency Treatment

Being A Good Grandfather

A Thoughtful Idea

A Dash of Color

Imagination Tempered

Spirits Raised

Thieving Monsters

The Greedy Monster

Earnest's Fibs

Earnest's Mischief

Earnest's Solitude

With Much Gratitude

With Even More Gratitude

Monster Quest 2

Monster Quest 3 - Part 1

Monster Quest 3 - Part 2

Challenge 2 - Part 1

Challenge 2 - Part 2

Material Quest 1

Material Quest 2

Material Quest 3

Material Quest 4

Collection Quest 1

Collection Quest 2

Search Quest 1

Search Quest 2

So, follow the arrow north to be given the next destination: Raguel Bridge. As she just stated, Sharla is a healer, and therefore very handy in battle.

Now, onwards to the bridge! There are two options here. Following the arrow will lead the party in a general south-east direction through a horde of Mechon. Players choosing this path are advised to lure the Mechon out one-by-one, unless their party is of a high enough level to take them on as they are.

There is an alternate route that avoids the Mechon completely. After leaving the Refugee Camp, head east while hugging the cliff face, and eventually a small cave will be found. Enter it and head through it to unlock Location: Kisk Cave. Keep going through the cave to emerge on to some land that is out of the Mechon's reach. Follow this stretch of land south and then east, and then jump off it behind the Mechon.

At Raguel Bridge, another cutscene will activate. After it, cross the bridge and follow the arrow north-east, towards the upper level of the Bionis' Leg. Just before going up to the next level, there will be a cutscene.

Now, follow the path to go on to the Bionis' Leg upper level. There are a lot of Mechon here, and quite a few can be avoided by sticking close to the western cliff face.

Keep running beside the western cliff face, there's a quest to find before progressing the story. Eventually, the Location Traveller's Rest will be unlocked, where a Nopon with an exclamation mark above his head is waiting:

The Lost Nopon

Now, return to the destination to forward the story and initiate a boss fight!

Shulk learns Speed (a Monado Art) as the fight begins. Shulk, Reyn, and Sharla all begin the fight with a Speed buff. In this fight, Mechon M71 will only use auto-attacks. The Mechon Tentacles can use Fire Shot, which inflicts Blaze. The Mechon Tentacles will not respawn, so defeat them first before going after Mechon M71. This fight ends once Mechon M71 loses 50% of its max HP.

Go up a nearby ramp to the top of Spiral Valley to trigger part two of the fight.

PART 2

Level 18 Mechon M71 (fully healed).

Talent Arts

Ripple Laser I: Deals damage in a fan shape area in front of Mechon M71. Other Arts

Immediately following the fight, there is a cutsene and a new Mechon attacks.

BOSS: MYSTERIOUS FACE

Level 25 Mysterious Face. Like Metal Face, Mysterious Face takes 1 damage from physical attacks, including attacks from the Monado and weapons Enchanted by the Monado, as long as Mysterious Face is not Toppled.

Arts

Swing Beat: Inflicts Topple. Wild Crash: Ends the fight.

After a short time, Mysterious Face will use Wild Crash, which ends the fight.

Sorry Sharla, but your brother is in another castle. Save, and watch all the new cutscenes. Four new quests have opened up in Colony 9: